Glory Dead by Arthur Calder-Marshall (Paperback Book)

Name: Glory Dead by Arthur Calder-Marshall (Paperback Book)
Brand: Peepal Tree Press Ltd

Peepal Tree Press Ltd

In 1938, Arthur Calder-Marshall, a young British novelist and communist visited Trinidad, just a year after the \u2018Butler Riots\u2019 had rocked the oil-belt in the south of the island and demonstrated that the British colonial hold over the island could not be sustained for long. Calder-Marshall\u2019s account of his stay, first published in 1939, is insightful, unsparing in its exposure of appalling social conditions, and sometimes just humanly entertaining in its satirical description of, for instance, the hypocrisy of those of the middle-class who thought of themselves as radicals but would not perform in a play with actors who were too black. It is highly readable, with a novelist\u2019s eye for characters and situations, adding to the slim body of writing about 1930\u2019s Trinidad by C.L.R. James, A.H.\n\nGlory Dead\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price adverti;